Basketry



Dec. 2,1924. 1,517,645

M. E. KU RRE BASKETRY Filed July 30, 1923 Wage Patented Dec. 2, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATIENT OFFICE.

MAUD ETHEL KURRE, 0F JACKSON, MISSOURI.

BASKETRY.

Application filed July 30,

To (IZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, MAUD ETHEL KURRE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Cape Girardeau and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Basketry; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to articles of manufacture formed by weaving reeds, raliia or other desired materials, and has reference more particularly to articles having a base member of some sort to which the basket work is attached.

It is the principal object of the invention to provide an improved construction for connecting the basketry with the base member, whether the latter be used to form an actual bottom for a basket or the like, or to merely stiffen the surrounding basket work.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is a partial bottom view.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view with part of the basketry in horizontal section.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional perspective View.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view.

Figure 5 is a detail plan view showing a slightly different form of construction.

Figure 6 is a detail vertical sectional view shmving a stillv further modification.

'lhe present disclosure relates to a reed basket and while I have hereinafter used the term reeds with reference to the elements from which the article is formed, I wish it understood that I do not intend to restrict myself to what is commonly known as a reed, but that I am using this term in a sufficiently broad sense to cover any desired basket materials which can be used in producing an article embodying my invention.

In the drawing above briefly described, the numeral 1 designates a base member of circular or other desired form, constructed of 1923. Serial No. 654,792.

sheet metal or any other suitable material. The peripheral portion of the base member 1 may if desired be oflfset upwardly from the remainder of said base member, as shown in the drawing and provided with a bead 2, although it will be understood that such details are not essential in all cases. Around its edge portion, the base member 1 is formed with a plurality of openings 4 which may be disposed in two rows as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, or in a single row as disclosed in Fig. 5. The openings 4 are preferably formed by punching the sheet material and in so doing, reed guarding flanges 5 are formed around the openings and may take any desired direction, according to the construction or design of the article being made.

An appropriate basket structure 6 is woven about the base member 1 and includes vertical reeds 7 which are doubled between their ends and have these ends passed in the same direction through the openings 4, so that the doubled portions 8 of the reeds form stitches connecting the reeds with. the base. In the present disclosure, one end of each reed 7 extends vertically upward from the base member 1 to form part of the basket wall 9, while the other end of the reed is turned downwardly around the edge of the base member to constitute part of an ornamental skirt 10. By carrying out this gen eral manner of construction, numerous artistic and serviceable articles may be produced, such as numerous varieties of baskets, lampstands, vases, etc.

If desired, wood may be used in constructing the base member, as indicated at 1 in Fig. 6, the edge being formed with openings l through which the reeds 7 are passed.

While it will be understood from the above that my invention is usable in constructing numerous articles, the present disclosure will suifice to give a clear understanding to those skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. An article of manufacture comprising a base having spaced openings around its edge, and basketry including reeds doubled between their ends and having said ends passed through adjacent openings to secure the reeds to the base, one end of each reed being by reed guarding flanges, and basketry including reeds passed through said openings and surrounded by said flanges.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto a1- fixed my signature.

MAUD ETHEL KURRE. 

